The Proposal
by Anton Chekhov
Translated by Julius West
Presented by The Online Stage
Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov has decided to propose to Natalya Stepanovna, the daughter of his neightbour, Chubukov. He promptly receives the father's blessing, but will he be able to gain the daughter's consent?
Cast
Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov, a landowner - Tovarisch
Natalya Stepanovna, his daughter - Grace Keller Scotch
Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov,a neighbour of Chubukov, a large and hearty, but very suspicious landowner - Denis Daly
Stage directions read by Leanne Yau
Music
Excerpts from String Quartet no. 12 by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by the MusOpen String Quartet
Audio edited by Denis Daly
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